Fusee-cap.



F. DUTCHER. H SBE GAP. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 8,1907.

929,4()9, y Patented Ju1y `2?-, 1909.

. manner of applying and protecting a coniap lication.

` this art that a fusee has its lighting end prolg'nitingmaterial.complementary to the ignit- 1 the weather, shipment of thefusces. "material has heretofore been placed 1n some VUNITED sTaTEsPATENT onirica FRANK DUTCHER. OF VERSAILLES, PENNSYLVANIA.V

FUSEE-CAP.

APatented .hay 27, 1909.

Application filed August 8, 1907. Serial No. 887,664.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK DUTCHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Versailles, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlfusee-Caps, of which the following is a'speciiication,.reference beinghad therein to the accompanying' drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in fusee caps, and the objects ofwhich are to improve the construction of'the cap, yand to reduce thecostof production. l

The cap pertains to that type which is the subject matter of myco-.pending application, in which one end of the cap-tube is closed b vcrimping inwardly` an extended end of the tube, and subjecting thecrimpedportion to a disintegrating or frictional action under pressure,as fullyexplained and claimed in said ljly present vimprovement pertainsto the pleinentary igniting material on the cap, and to the manner ofconstructing and applying a label.

Figure 1 is a perspective 'View of my improved fusee cap complete, vthefusee to which it is 'applied being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the captu be with the igniting material andprotecting tape applitl thereto, and the label detached. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal central sectional view of the tube WiL-h the complementaryigniting material, the protecting tape, and the label appliedtheretd-@bfjogre the closingof the end ot the tube to form a closuretherefor. F ig. 4 is asimilar view of the tube with its end closed, andthe label and removing tape drawn outward to break away the label and exose the complementary igniting material.

-t is Well understood by those skilled in vided with an ignitingmaterial, and that this is protected by a fusee cap, which has also aning material of the fuscel whereby a frictional engagement of thesematerials will light the l'usee. It is also known to those skilled inthis art that theigniting material on the cap must be properly protectedfrom and must be protected in the The complementary instances on the endof the fusee-cap, and a detachable cover provided for the end of the lfusee cap, and in other instances the material has been placed on theside olf the cap and protected by a label with an intervening strip fortearing away the label and-exposing the igniting material, such as thatshown for instance in Patent 725,231 of April 14, 1903 granted to myselfand another. My present improved, cap has the igniting material appliedto the side of the cap, and is an improvement on the form said patent.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig.- 1 illustrates the completed capwhich consists of a tubular portion 1 having on its outer. side at apoint below its topthe eomplef mcntary material 2, and a surroundinglabel 3, with ran intervening strip of cloth 4 positioned between thelabel and the igniting material 2. The tubular portion 1 consistsof aroll of sheet paper made from tough stock, and the label 3 is formedalso of tough paper stock, preferably of the same sheet stock of whichthe tube 1 is formed. for the purpose hereinafter explained.

i One feature of my present improvement is the manuel' of securing thelabel to the ea i another feature is the manner of securing the clothstrip `and label to the cap, and the further feature is the manner ofconstructing and applying the label to the cap. Hyeretofore the-labs sand cloth strip have been per manently attached to the cap by aste orcement, and in this instance the la el is in sheet form and Wrappedaround and pasted Yto the cap.

ln carrying out my present invention the label and cloth st'rip arepermanently secured to the cap in the process of formmo the closure forthe cap, the said members eing connningled with the Wall of the tube ofwhich thecap is formedwhen the extendedl portion is formed into aclosure foro'ne end of the tube. The tube 1 i's made longer than thefinished eapand is provided With an extended'portion 5 as shown in Fig.4, and this extended portion forms Athe closure for the tube. As shownin Fig. 2 the label is made of a length substantially corresponding tothe length o'f the tube 1, so that when 1t is applied to it it extendsaround the extended portion ofthe tube, so that in effect the label 1sprovided With What ma be termed ap extended portion. In ma ing up myprovcd'cap the label 3 is first made i'n the tubular forni as shown inFig. 2 and of a size to receive the tube 1 with the cloth tape of capshown in the and ivniting material.

In forming the tubularlabel a ortion 3 of a single layer is left, andthis sing e layer is preferably positioned over the! cloth strip or tape4, so that the labelwhich is preferably made of the same tough sheetstock of which the tube is made lma be torn away by pulling on theextended en 4. of the strip as shown in Fig. 4 to ex pose the ignitingmaterial.

The strip 4 is likewise provided with an extended portion whicli extendsto the extended end of t-he tube and preferably to the end or extremitythereof, and is preferably tem orarily pasted to the tube to hol-.l itwhi e the tube'is being inserted into th'e tubular label 3. If desiredhowever the end `of the tape can be ushed around the end of the tube andcaused to slightly lap thereoverA as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2 topermit the application the extended end of the tube is placing ofthetubular label, instead of temporarily asting the extended portion of thetape to t e extended end of the tubey The tape and label havin beenapplied, to the tu e, theyare crimpe and commingled with the closure inthe process of making the closure and thereby erlha ently attached tothe tube, so that t ey cannot become accidentally detached, but must betorn away by the tape 4.

As explainedl in iny aforesaid (zo-pending crimped inward and the'rPimped in portion then subjected to a disintegrating rotar pressure,andin this rocess of forming t e closure the label and) tli tape aresubjected to the same actions.

. The foregoing manner of attaching. the

Y label and the tape makes a permanent attachment, and avoids thenecessity of Acementing or pasting the label to the tube, and by formingthe label of tough paper corresponding to, or substahtiallycorresponding to the paper of which the tube is formed, a very'permanentlabel is rovided, and one which will protect the igniting material frommoisture and dampness in the hands of the brakeman when it is beinghandled before or when preparing for use, which does not always occurwhenv the label is made'of thin material as heretofore.

ing them in any convenient niani'ier with Altogether a cap constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described produces a very durable andeffective cap.

Preferably the extended ends of the tube, and the label withtheintervening strip are dampened before they are crimped and compressed inwardly, and preferably this dainpening is effected by treatingthem or coatpaste.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. An improved fiber fusee cap consisting of a fiber tube' and anembracing liber label, 85 the label and the tube having extended ortonsintimately crimped and compresse( inwardly to form a closure for thetube.

2. A labeled paper fusee cap composed of a paper tube having a closedend formed from an inwardly crimped and compressed portion of the tubeand 'the label intimately commingled with the crimped in portion of thetube. i 4

3. An improved labeled paper fuse'c cap 75 composed of a paper tube, anembracing fiber label, an intervening labelremoving strip, the tubehaving a closure com iosed of one end of the tube, the label `and t iestrip intimately coininingled and united. 80 4. An improved labeledpaper fusee cap composed of a paper tube'and an embracing fiber label,the tu )e having a closure for one end composed of one end of the tubeand the label intimately commingled and united. 5. An improved labeledpa er fusee cap consisting of a paper tube ma( e of wrapped tough sheetpaper, and a label embracing the tube and' formed of tough sheet'paper,the outer surface of the tube containing,r igniting material embraced bysaid label, an intervening label removing strip, one end of the strip,the label and the tube being permanently connected together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v FRANK DUTGl'llCll. Witnesses CHARLES MOORE, ARCH OsnoaNB.

